Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-26
DAILY HERALD.
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was danger aad delsy ahead and the
experience OF the past three Seasons
prompted those who had charge at nav
ing trains to use extrems care and CHI
ton. Train No. 1 of tha California
Southern. Canluctnr NcCari-shs
Cannon BALI train-lefs Nahnnal City
on lime, Monday morning at ; q eioeis-
veil loaded with passengers- heavy
freixht train leaves ahouE TWO no1ns
earlier. Ordinary running tune was
made. About three miles nartn OF Dssl
Mar is . broad sIGugh sPannsd by long
erss.ls. The spproach 10 ene rssele
from the bluff On ei-ter siaa Is allls a
heavy grade and sharp curves 1ne
min Of the previous night had saruent,1
the track through tina cut al the nnrfif
side. but nothing unusual WAS no0ced.
When the freight tram rsaciled ms
ulace it was going At a good rltEe ef
spssd. necessary To climb tine mil and
ths rusibed being very ssft, tine ralls
spread under tremendous strain and THE
whole train. excepting the two b7eoms-
tive. went off the track and Pllsu up IN
wonderful confusion ON the snfe hill
The rails Land In every cunceivahie shape.
and there was not q dozen ties butt were
spI5s and broken into kinalngwood-
A few momsnis later the expire q rrain
drew up TO the wreck. and the Passengers
took q survey OF tine atuatnsn- Ihe
vay was effec1ually blocked, 80 the tram
vas backed up To Del Mar and sistet
tracked to await the opening OF the
road. A Avrecking train and crew cazne
up from National City in due tune, and
the work of clearing away and huliding
\ track around the dItched tram beg1;l.
rHE pEEAY AT DBL MAR
Del Mar ia one Of the cnsissS and at
tracfivs seaside resarts On the euast-
Situated ON the inner point OF grs.n
bend Of the shore line, the coas5 m
plain view for long distance north and
south, it Is. indeed, an atrracflse spof-
M. j. s. Tayicr bias erec1eu III ele.s'tnu
hotel here and prepared everything IN
modern lie to accommodate pisas1re-
seskers and stranded passengers. Every-
BODY went DOWN To I'll e hause, t.e Casa
eiAar, and settled himself on herself ton
a days enjoyment A cold south wrnsir
with occasional hsayy raIls, kept people
indoors m0se OF the time.. Il dlnnsrr
vhicn could hardly be surpassed any
where. was serveti Many dscpfad To
remain at the house until the stunm WAS
over. Ths manager Of the house. Ar-
HI. z. Warner, did everything possible
to make all feel satisfied and an ease.. and
succeeded admirably 1t WAS uuani-
voted fortunate "iay-out far
passengers and tralumen- Ii IS not
usual to be delayed under s1rch Flaassaur
rHH START
At Z o'clock the train startet9 and lf
the wreck transfer was made OF passen-
gers and the load OF baggage ami ex-
pcess of two TRAINS, north and suutt-
Here the discumfor.s OF wash0ur and
transfer in stormy weather were experr-
ecced in their full zigmticaEca4 EVERY
thing had tn be CARRIED along n narruw
path, deep with sticky mInE AID n iercH
wind harrying up an0rher srurIn.- The
transfer accomplished, the tram moved
north, feeling the way carsfIlly under
slow speed The TemeculA caiian WAS IN
excellent condition and safely passed
and SO vas the REMAINDER OF the rassl
until nearing ColrDn.
A SHAKING UP
The grade south OF tha briIgta aezuss
the Santa Ana river, near CalIun, hAI
been recsntiy changed somewhat and ne
ducsd consilierably This neas piece of
road looked all right To tine engineer and
he pulled out 0n1u II at a speed of per-
haps ten miles, butt be found Ii deesptiges
and treaGherols. L. had raine,I f1lriuus--
iy all the way up from the t1-anzfers and
tins new cut atforsied IN exceIlen1 waiter
way. The ground was very soft, 1ni
rails and ties sesried away al the sIigiht-
eat weight Tha firsz Mn1e Of the h,cu-
mutiye thrsW the. enginrer and fremIn
from their places and nearly ouG OF the
cab. The train fnilGws.d., pItclling and
piGngine along, with n dseeiied inc;inzl--
tioa To leave the track. winch fartunaaE-
iy l. did NOS d. By tine time the engi-
nesr recovered himself the. engine wis an
good track and everything safe when
stopped An inspection of the track
passed over left An impression ON tine
mind that IT was simply wonderful that
the passage WAS So safeiY make. The
postal clerk took NO chances i'm get
ting over safely. and so Innpe,d
ozt IN the mud, afteEwartis anus-
ing himself by seraping III eff. The.
Les Angeles Gun Club had been dowu
70 Elsin0re ON the annual sIfoot.- The.
gsntlemen loaded their traps and
elamhered ON to the train I'M tine midst
of binding storm. Dogs GUMS and
hunting GU MS generally formed NO
small portion af the baggage car. When
the pitching motion cnmmencets aes
companied by heavy humping of the
train, the hnggagee MASTER WAS trying r1
sleep, but tine manner IN which runs.
yallSes and trunks began to tumble aoosst
WA anything but interesting, and rem,
dered that comfort impossible The dogs
all set up = pitiful howl. scenling dan-
ger Il - said tine members of tina Giun
Club were ru1ieiy axaIened and witt
nessssi some involuntary gymnastics of
of . few of ifs meinbers- BUT. mo- seri-
ous harm resulted, and the tram soon
pu le.ss ON to Calt0n.. where, In common
with trains en- all roads IN the rain dis
tncs, out of prudencs, WAS tits,i upfor the
uzght, the rsia continuing tn pour down
Next morniag communIear
ton In all direcilnns was cut
of The weakening of bridge mean
Los Angeles prezen1ef strausisd traIns
from coming IN. but about LII O'Clock in
the morning a tram left CaIruu for Los
Angeles. To TINS train passengers. bag-
gage and express was aglin TRANSFORMED
lncluii1g the Gun Club and dogs
rURSHD BACK.
Ats o'clock p. NJ. the soft track of tine
night before WAS placed In Eassabla eslu-
fffion, and the train was ordered I'd re
urn TO National City, Soon after start-
iur the aaod- gates of heaven again ap-
,eared to open and copious showers Of
ain continued to- fall About 8 o'eiaek
he town of Muristaa Was reaciied,, and
L the storm gave no indlca1 On OF asaEs
mr. IL was d.semesf best to- leave lt thsre